Old Dominion University

Board of 访问ors Policy

1709 EVMS Emeritus 教师 Appointments Policy

Date of Current Revision or Creation:

2023年6月16日

Emeriti status in the School of Medicine ("SOM") or School of 健康 Professions ("SHP") is an honor, and is granted to retired faculty members who have demonstrated a distinguished professorial career and have made significant contributions to the school. This Policy only applies to "EVMS 教师" defined as Full-Time 教师, 兼职教师, or Community 教师 (as defined in the 政策 and 程序 Relating to 教师 Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of EVMS 教师), who provide clinical, 教学, RESEARCH, or administrative services, whether paid or unpaid, in the SOM and/or SHP. All references to "faculty" herein mean EVMS 教师 as defined in this policy.

Criteria for Candidacy

Full-Time faculty (tenured or non-tenured) at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor are eligible for Emeriti status. Candidates for consideration will have served for a period of not less than 10 years as a faculty member; or as 椅子 of a department; and with noteworthy academic contributions and significant service to EVMS prior to retirement as evidenced by one or more of the following:

• RESEARCH, 奖学金, and/or creative work commensurate with national and/or international standards;
• Noteworthy 教学 and educational contributions including departmental or institutional awards for the same;
• Significant service to SOM or SHP recognized by peers and the institution.

排名

The ranks for Emeriti are Professor Emeritus/Emerita or Associate Professor Emeritus/Emerita and shall be based on the corresponding faculty rank at retirement.

Emeriti特权

The privileges associated with having Emeriti status are as follows:

1. Emeritus/Emerita will be added to the faculty rank.

2. Lifetime listing indicating the appropriate rank of Professor Emeritus/Emeritia or Associate Professor Emeritus/Emerita; in applicable catalogues and directories.

3. In person and online library privileges.

4. emeritus email address and technical support for salaried faculty including listing applicable directories for 5 years with renewal based upon contribution/activity/engagement with the institution. Email accounts that have been inactive for more than a year will be eliminated.

5. With the permission of the department, usage of department main phone number for contact number.

6. 停车 within the Medical Center may be provided by the department.

7. Participation in institution public ceremonies.

8. Based on availability and the recommendations of the Department 椅子 with the concurrence of the Executive Vice 总统 ("EVP"), use of office and/or lab space, 设备, and other campus facilities to support scholarly work and/or educational activities.

9. With permission of the Department 椅子 and EVP, authorization to serve on thesis and dissertation committees or engage in other RESEARCH or educational activities at the institution.

10. Be eligible for up to 8 hours/week of paid administrative or educational consultation service needs within the Department as determined by the Department 椅子 (e.g., 椅子's Fund) as an independent contractor as long as the work being performed would quality as consulting.

11. With approval of the Department 椅子 and the EVP, Emeriti 教师 are welcome to:

    1. Advise medical students, health professions students and residents. Co-author papers with them and other faculty members within or outside of the institution using institutional affiliation;

    2. Teach classes as an emeriti faculty member;

    3. Participate in sponsored RESEARCH, as approved by the sponsor and the institution;

    4. Attend departmental and collegial open meetings, as a guest, subject to the bylaws of said unit;

    5. Eligible to serve on an Institutional Standing Committee as an ad-hoc or regular member.

过程

Application for Emeriti status may be initiated by the candidate, 椅子, or Dean with the understanding that granting of emeritus requires approval by the EVP, 总统, 董事会, and Board of 访问ors, and requires a 3-6-month process.

To initiate the process, the faculty member must submit a letter requesting Emeriti status and supporting evidence of academic contributions, including a current Curriculum Vitae, to the Department 椅子 by December 1st of the year of retirement.

The Department 椅子 will meet with all departmental faculty to review the faculty's request for Emeriti status. Upon full concurrence by the departmental faculty, the Department 椅子 shall notify the Vice Dean for 教师 Affairs and Professional Development (FAPD) in writing that the faculty member has applied for Emeriti status. The Department 椅子's recommendation, and all supporting materials, must be received by the Vice Dean for FAPD by January 15th.

The Vice Dean for FAPD shall convene the Emeriti Review Committee, as described below. The Committee shall deliberate and deliver its recommendations to Vice Dean for FAPD by February 15th.

The Vice Dean for FAPD shall make a recommendation and forward same, along with the Committee's recommendation, to the EVP by March 1st.

The EVP shall make a recommendation and forward same, along with all prior recommendations, 致总统, who shall forward their recommendation to the 董事会, which shall recommend to the Board of 访问ors for approval.

Candidates whose rank of Professor Emeritus/Emerita or Associate Professor Emeritus/Emerita have been approved by the Board of 访问ors shall be notified by FAPD, and shall also be recognized during the Graduation ceremony in May.

The above-referenced timeline may, at the EVP's sole discretion, be modified or accelerated in circumstances where the faculty member's illness, 残疾, or other personal events result in abrupt retirement, and/or if the institution deems that other factors make the following of such timeline impractical.

复议

Candidates who are denied Emeriti status shall be notified of the reason(s) for such denial by FAPD. The candidate may request reconsideration by following the application process described above and resubmitting the application to the Department 椅子 by December 1 of the year in which the application is denied. A candidate may only request reconsideration once.

Emeriti Review Committee Operations

The Emeriti Review Committee consists of two representatives from clinical departments, one from a basic science department, and one from the SHP, who are appointed by the Vice Dean for FAPD for a term of three years. One or more of the Committee members should be an Emeritus faculty member. The Emeriti Review Committee operates under the jurisdiction of the EVMS 教师 Assembly who will appoint a representative from its membership to be 椅子 of the Committee for three years. After its deliberations, the 椅子 will report briefly to the EVMS 教师 Assembly on the operations and the recommendations of the Committee.

修正案

This Policy may be amended and the privileges changed from time to time at the discretion of the EVP through the appropriate processes and procedures, including with the advice and consent of the EVMS 教师 Assembly. Such amendments shall be promptly communicated to all Emeriti faculty.